World Congress 2026 North America • Sep 25, 2026 • Session details

x402: Building Pay-Per-Request APIs for AI Agents

In 1993, HTTP 402 was reserved for future payments. Today, autonomous AI agents finally need it. Learn how the X402 protocol enables sub-cent machine-to-machine transactions.

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Adoption and metrics of the X402 payment protocol

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Introducing the X402 protocol and its core architectural components

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Autonomous AI agents and the need for digital payments

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Specific payment requirements for autonomous artificial intelligence agents

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